Daniel Bruhl joins ‘Captain America: Civil War’, prolly as villain.
Daniel Bruhl has gotten into the comic book movie game. As should be expected. It as a vortex, a vacuum, a black hole, this comic book movie industry. Sucking up all and any talented actors, shitting them out garbed in spandex, teflon, face mask. And fuck, as a fanboy, I’m stoked.
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Captain America: Civil War already has a pretty impressive cast: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Chadwick Boseman and now another name has been added. Joe and Anthony Russo have cast Daniel Brühl, the star of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds and Ron Howard’s Rush, in a mystery role. (Early reports say he’s a villain.) And interestingly, one report says he could end up being the main bad guy in Doctor Strange, which could considerably narrow down options for his role. Read more about the Daniel Brühl Captain America 3 casting below.
Marvel made the reveal. Here’s what they said:
Daniel Bruhl (“Rush,” “Inglourious Basterds”) has joined the cast of Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War,” set to rock the Marvel Cinematic Universe on May 6, 2016.
The celebrated actor earned Golden Globe, SAG, BAFTA and Critics’ Choice nominations for his role as Niki Lauda in director Ron Howard’s “Rush.” In addition to Howard, Bruhl has also worked with other esteemed directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Paul Greengrass, Anton Corbijn, and Michael Winterbottom.
Bruhl joins Chris Evans (Captain America), Robert Downey, Jr. (Iron Man), and Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther) in “Captain America: Civil War,” with Joe and Anthony Russo returning to direct after this year’s hit Marvel’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.”
“With Daniel’s ability to deliver intense, nuanced performances, we knew we had found yet another great actor to share the screen with some of our biggest heroes,” said Producer Kevin Feige.
That’s all well and good, but who is Bruhl playing? It’s really anyone’s guess. Considering we don’t know what happens in Avengers: Age of Ultron to set up the events of Captain America: Civil War, we don’t know what the focus of the story is. Maybe he’s a villain, pitting Captain America and Iron Man against each other.
Who you got him playing? Who you want him playing?